N is for NETFLIX

N is for Netflix

 My Netflix recommendations:

Jake made me watch this ... it was a little funny.

Jake never believed me that this was a funny show.  Then, he watched every episode.  Now I am married to a version of Michael.

Classic.

This is the kind of show you wonder why you are watching or why you haven't turned it off yet.  But then, you've watched every season.

 

I love when the mean one calls the other one by a girls name.  That's my favorite kind of humor.

Thank you E. Noorda for this introduction.  Love it.

Cary Grant.  Need I say more?

Jake and I love this one.  I'm so glad Jennie F. Wilder took me to this movie.  That was one funny night.

I watched this during a long and lonely six weeks I had once.  Funny stuff.

  Honorable Mentions:

New in Town

Brian Regan

Tangled

Lost - Still didn't watch the last episodes.  It got too confusing.

My Name is Earl - I like to hear Jake's laugh while he watches this show.

Prison Break - I liked the first few seasons, then it's no good.

Sesame Street

Last Day of School Celebration

Fish Farm!

 We went with Anne, Jimmy, and his family to the fish farm to celebrate the last day of school and Anne's birthday!  The kids loved, loved, loved the fish farm.  They even touched the fish :(  Not me .... I just fed the fish so they would bite the kids hooks.  We were there for less than an hour but it was a hit with all of the kids.  What a fun afternoon!

Summer Learning

On Friday, Abbi was so excited for her last day of school that it made her tummy a little nervous in the morning.  But she was even more excited after school that she is not a 1st Grader anymore!  She and I had milkshakes at Warren's to celebrate.  I quizzed her about the school year.  Abbi's favorite part of 1st Grade is reading, math, and recess.  Her least favorite part was "There were too many chapters."  While we were eating our shakes, Abbi was so cute.  She said, "What else do you want to talk about?"  While I sat there with her, my heart was so grateful for her and for the blessing Heavenly Father gave me.  My heart was full of love and pride in Abbi and her beautiful little self.  

After the kids have gone to bed, I've been working on a project for Abbi to be able to keep up on her reading and other school work over the summer.  I dug out books from downstairs and I admit, I also made a few to several Amazon purchases.  Then using the story as a theme, I planned out a week of educational plus fun activities.  It's consistent so Abbi will know what to expect each week, plus it's fun because the activities change with every story.  I'm excited to start this with her.  She's already hauled off with the Junie B. Jones books to read for fun (they don't have a folder to go with them).  I also put all of the summer reading program sheets in the folders so we don't forget to keep track!

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My Most Gourmet Cooking

Best Gotta Have It Brownie

(a lady in Kaysville won an award for this recipe and was featured in the Standard Examiner about five years ago)

Mix: 1 cup soft butter, 2 cups sugar, 1/3 cup cocoa

Stir in: 4 eggs

Add: 1 1/2 cups flour, 2 teaspoons Vanilla, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1 1/2 cups nuts if you swing that way.

Stir.  Pour into greased 1" deep baking sheet.  Bake @ 350 for 20 minutes.  Remove from oven and cover with 1 pound mini marshmallows.  Bake for 3 minutes.  Remove from oven and drizzle frosting.

Frosting

1 2/3 cups powdered sugar

1/2 cup butter

1/3 cup cocoa

1/3 cup Canned Evaporated Milk

Sometimes I put the frosting into a sandwich bag so I can drizzle it over the marshmallows.  Today, I just globbed it on with the spatula.

These are always very popular wherever I've taken them.  There's never been leftovers.  The good news is how easy they are to make, besides, they are so so delicious.

The brownie batter is yummy, although I don't condone eating raw eggs in any other form.  I don't usually eat the frosting pre-brownie because my conscience gets to me by that point of the baking process.

Try these for your next BBQ or work potluck.  Easy + Yummy = It makes you look like a pro. 

All About Me - #21

If

If you had more time alone, you would - write a story or clean

If you could change anything about the world - politics

If you had a plane ticket to anywhere in the world, you would visit - Ireland

If you could visit any time period, you would choose - the first few decades of 1900

If you could live in any time period, you would choose - this one

If you could, you would spend time with this famous person - W

If you could be famous, you would like to be famous for - writing or politics

If you could magically change one thing about your physical appearance, it would be - my weight

If you were stranded on a desert island, you would want these three people with you - Jake, Abbi, and Noah

The first thing you would do on the desert island - unpack the supplies, because obviously Jake wouldn't go anywhere unprepared

The first thing you would do upon your return from the desert island - shower

If you could change one law - I would change how politicians are compensated

If you were in prison, you would spend your time - I would hold very still so I could shower less

If you could erase one memory - I wouldn't have found out about Santa in the first grade

If you had extra money - I would be home with my children

If you had one million dollars - I would be home with my children but at a different house

If you could choose the age of your death - I wouldn't want to, just old

If you could bring back one person from the dead - I wouldn't

If you had wings, you would fly above - anything but water

If you could ask God one question, it would be - what should I do now?

If you were the queen of your country - that would be awesome

If you were a plant, you would be - a Bonsai tree

If you were a beverage, you would be - a Shirley Temple

If you could start all over - I would have let Jake sleep and take Abbi to school this morning